BlackRock Employee Reviews for Engineering Associate

What do you like about working at BlackRock?

"Good pay and benefits, some great people, and interesting projects from time to time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask about the budget. Maybe your department is lucky and can afford to put the right tools and people in the right place. Grill the people hiring on what you need to do to make the bosses look good, possible career paths, and where the company is going overall."

What don't you like about working at BlackRock?

"It's a challenge to get the proper system and tools in place with the budget and time constraints. It's unrealistic for a quality job to be done quickly, let alone cheaply. For an organization that is the largest asset manager in the world, it sometimes seems as if our budget is peanuts. There seems to be more of a focus on saving costs than putting the right people and the right equipment in the right place."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus more on retaining talent, training, and giving the right tools and systems to employees. Focus less on mergers and acquisitions, extreme savings, and get rid of useless/toxic employees."